Martynia annua Kakanasi Telukondi Pulinakam Bichu Hathajori

Martynia annua L.
Bengali: বাঘনখী baghnakhi
Chinese: 角胡麻 jiao hu ma
English: Tiger’s Claw, Devil’s Claw
French: tête de mort
Hindi: Bichu Hathajori, Kawathodi, बाघनख baghnakh, हाथाजोड़ी hatha-jori, उलट-कांटा ulat-kanta
Kannada: ಗರುಡ ಮೂಗು ಮುಳ್ಳು garuda mugu mullu, ಹುಲಿ ನಖ huli nakha, ಹುಲಿ ಉಗುರು huli uguru
Malayalam: പുലിനഖം puli-nakham, Vinchuachajada
Marathi: विंचू vinchu
Nepalese: बिरालो-नङ्ग्रि biralo-nangri, ग्रिध्दरनंकी gridharnankee
Oriya: ବାଘନଖି baghanakhi
Punjabi: Kaktundi, Bichu, Hathajari
Russian: Мартиния
Sanskrit : Kaakangi, Shirobal, Cerasnaya, काकनसा kakanasa
Tamil: Kakatundi, புலிநகம் puli-nakam, தேட்கொடுக்கி tet-kotukki
Telugu: Telukondi తేలుకొండి, Gaddamala గద్దమాల, Gorrejiddaku గొర్రెజిడ్డాకు, Telu kondi తేలు కొండి, Garudamukku, గరుడ ముక్కు,
Ayurvedic uses: Palita. Leaf—used in epilepsy, also applied to tuberculous glands of the neck. Fruit—anti-inflammatory. Ash of the fruit, mixed with coconut oil, is applied on burns. Seed oil— applied on abscesses and for treating itching and skin affections, arresting greying of hair.

10 Published articles including a patent.

1.     Title: Preliminary pharmacological evaluation of Martynia annua Linn leaves for wound healing

Author(s): Lodhi Santram; Singhai A. K.

Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine  Volume: 1   Issue: 6   Pages: 421-427   Published: DEC 2011

2.      Title: WOUND HEALING POTENTIAL OF MARTYNIA ANNUA LEAVES IN RATS

Author(s): Lodhi Santram; Jain Avijit; Singhai A. K.

Source: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH  Volume: 19   Supplement: 1   Pages: S115-S116   Published: FEB 2010

Times Cited: 0 (from All Databases)

3.     Title: Evaluating the long-term project to eradicate the rangeland weed Martynia annua L.: linking community with conservation

Author(s): Gardener Mark R.; Cordell Simone; Anderson Mark; et al.

Source: RANGELAND JOURNAL  Volume: 32   Issue: 4   Pages: 407-417   DOI: 10.1071/RJ10029   Published: 2010

4.     Title: Whitening agent comprises extract of Millingtonia hortensis, Leea macrophylla, Codariocalyx motorius, Martynia annua, Pittosporum napaulense, Hesperethusa crenulata, and Thunbergia laurifolia

Patent Number: JP2009298711-A

Patent Assignee: MARUZEN SEIYAKU KK

Inventor(s): MIYAKOSHI M; MIZUTANI K; NIIHO D; et al.

5.     Title: Antifertility effect of chronically administered Martynia annua root extract on male rats

Author(s): Mali PC; Ansari AS; Chaturvedi M

Source: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 82   Issue: 2-3   Pages: 61-67   Article Number: PII S0378-8741(02)00084-3   DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00084-3   Published: OCT 2002

6.     Title: Studies on chemical composition of Martynia annua syn. Martynia diandra seed oil

Author(s): Hosamani K. M.; Sattigeri R. M.; Patil K. B.

Source: Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences  Volume: 24   Issue: 1   Pages: 12-15   Published: March, 2002

7.     Title: Antiandrogenic/antifertility effects of chromatographic fractions of Martynia annua fruit extr. in male rats

Author(s): Sharma Anita; Jacob D.; Dixit V. P.; et al.

Conference: VIth International Congress of Andrology Location: Salzburg, Austria Date: May 25-29, 1997

Source: International Journal of Andrology  Volume: 20   Issue: SUPPL. 1   Pages: 13   Published: 1997

8.     Title: Pollination ecology of Martynia annua L

Author(s): Rao C. Bhaskara; Reddi C. Subba

Source: Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society  Volume: 91   Issue: 2   Pages: 187-193   Published: 1994

9.     Phytochemical and antibacterial activity of Martynia Annua. Against the different pathogenic bacteria.

10.  Martynia annua L.: planta hospedera de los principales insectos del tabaco